Microchip and registration

Microchip and registration: Styria

Is a microchip required, and is there a dog register? This is what the official source says for Styria, with the date checked.

sourcedchecked on 28 October 2026

Summary

Microchip required for all dogs, with register

The rule

Throughout Austria: every dog must be microchipped by a veterinarian at the owner's expense, puppies at the latest at three months of age and in any case before they are first passed on (§ 24a Abs. 3 TSchG). Within one month of chipping, entry into Austria or taking over the dog, it must be registered in the federal pet database (Heimtierdatenbank) – by the owners themselves via the portal, via the authority or by the veterinarian (§ 24a Abs. 4 TSchG). In Styria, a dog older than three months must be reported to the municipality of main residence within four weeks, with the microchip number and the registration number from the database under § 24a TSchG (§ 11 Steiermärkisches Hundeabgabegesetz 2013).

Source

RIS (Bundesrecht konsolidiert): Tierschutzgesetz (TSchG), BGBl. I Nr. 118/2004, § 24a, version of 28.10.2026

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checked on 28 October 2026

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No guarantee

As of: 28 October 2026. The official text alone is authoritative. Source and date checked per row.

Not legal advice. We summarise the rules in plain language. This is a guide and does not replace information from the competent authority.

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